Iran defiant as US threatens 'economic D-Day'

Tehran continues to blockade the strait, which it did not restrict before the war, driving up global inflation and heaping domestic pressure on US President Donald Trump ahead of mid-term elections in November.

Redrawing the Sahel: How new alliances are changing West African security

The break with ECOWAS has evolved into a wider realignment, as the Alliance of Sahel States deepens ties with Algeria and other non-Western partners while Morocco and other regional powers compete for influence.

UEFA chief won’t challenge FIFA’s Infantino, but wants him to quit

Ceferin says Infantino’s World Cup plan is ‘even worse than the Super League.’